virginia Peaceful Morning - IR

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments. Cheers, Sondra

Nice shot. It's so calm and soothing, even though there is so much going on in the shot. I like the light colours and very smooth contrast. That shot would look great blown up really big any standard black frame and white matting. I also like the cropping. Where was it taken? Brian.

Brian, it was taken just outside Smithfield, Va, between a cemetery and church.

Interesting pictures you've made with the modified SONY, Sondra.

 

I've not experimented with IR but always wanted to. Do you still use this camera for visible light photography with some sort of IR cut filter?

 

I would hate to permanently commit my 828 to IR since it already offers NightShot mode; the thinking is, I can enter this mode in conjunction with an IR pass filter and achieve the same result, albeit limited by fixed aperture and 2S maximum exposure.

Michael, I have a light blue filter that I can put on for color shooting. You can use the night mode too and get IR results. My color photography is done with a Canon 20D. I carry two cameras on a shoot. Jim Kerr, a PN friend, uses the Sony F828 in the night mode for IR, you can look at his work too and talk to him. Hope this info helps. Sondra

Thanks, Sondra. :-)

Hi Sondra, that sounds awefully like a compliment. To tell the truth, doing IR the way you do it is surely the best way.....Actually I got to doing it by advice from Tony Georgiadis.....Be glad to help Mike all I can......Jim

Sondra, this scene done in IR certainly does suggest a peaceful morning.....way to go.....Jim

Jim, it is a compliment, your work is wonderful.

Another lovely IR, Sondra. I like the square format here. The sky and the trees are perfect ... and the glassy surface of the water is so serene. Great work, as usual!

Looks like a white Christmas morning to me. Nice work Sondra. The wonders IR can do.

Beautiful. It like from a fairytale. Beautiful b&w tones, the reflection. Amazing photo.

Sondra, very generous of you to say so, but to me, my pictures don't hold a candle to yours, Tony Georgiadis, and several others on here. There are just a great number of extremely good photographers on here.....Oh, been wanting to ask if your knees are still holding out ok?......Jim

Hi Jim, I'm aware of Tony's portfolio - quite beautiful, especially them cows. :-)

 

As mentioned to Sondra, I'm about to experiment but I think I'll try the route of a ND400 filter on the DSC-F828 in NightShot mode - apparently it acts as a visible light attenuator but allows much of IR to pass, but has the advantage of enabling "normal" photography such as long exposure waterfalls, or straight into full sun etc.

Mike, let me correspond to you under one of your photos just as a courtesy to Sondra,ok....Jim

Lovely tranquil scene with nice fluffy cluds to complement the stillness of the water and reflections.

Many thanks for all your wonderful comments. I have been out of power for three days due to tropical storm Ernesto.

Beautiful work with a very nice reflection, Sondra!

So Calm With Lots Of Wonderful Detail. I Would Have Sat There For Hours. Thanks For Sharing...Mike

great ir shot, sondra... probably the plant at low left corner diminish a bit the simmetry of reflection, but it could also help unbalance the image a little, which would not be so bad... all the rest works just fine.

Hellow Sondra!... The landscapes IR are turning into your speciality! Beautiful perspective. Cheers.

Hi Sondra, another wonderful IR shot, very well done.

nice composition Sondra...a good water and blue sky adds interesting contrast...IR is fun isn't it? Mike

Love this IR, Sondra; a calm beauty wonderfully rendered.

Thanks everyone for your comments; they are appreciated. Cheers, SK